The Year 2000 Article

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September 29, 2000

Drug testing

After reading an article concerning high schools testing athletes for smoking, it caused me to realize just out of hand the federal government has gotten concerning violations of the Constitution. It also caused me to realize what a passive, oppressed society we have become.

Any type of drug testing without due process of law is unconstitutional. Once, I thought drug testing for jobs was okay. I even allowed drug tests on myself as I thought as so many others do - “What do I care since I don’t use drugs?”

But, since the last time, I have changed my mind and, subsequently, will never submit again. I now believe what is important is whether or not any act by government or any institutional or business is constitutional and whether or not the people of this nation allow the Constitution to be circumvented by those who would create tyranny.

In regards to drug testing, any form except with ‘just cause’ and other proper observance of the 4th, 5th and 14th Amendment is unconstitutional. Involuntary drug testing violates each of these amendments and, should some sort of punishment result, could conceivably violate the 6th, 8th, and 13th Amendments.

“Voluntary” drug testing is actually no better as it is usually coerced drug testing. If one doesn’t submit, then either they lose their jobs or are not given the job regardless of having adequate qualifications to have been offered the job (usually, since it is costly, drug testing occurs after the offer of a position is made).

In the case of drug testing in schools, students may be punished for not submitting by being suspended, isolated from other students, or even expelled. In addition to the drug testing being unconstitutional by being in violation of the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments, punishment of any nature, violates other amendments. Even if positive, punishment cannot take place as due process of law had not been observed.

Plus, there is this. The drug tests are based on the presumption of guilt since one must prove their innocence by succumbing to the tests. How wrong is that?

In conclusion, here is where we are concerning drug testing. Congress is rewriting the Constitution and the public is allowing it. Courts which have ruled based on any unconstitutional law, should have the rulings overturned without any additional costs on people and any costs incurred in defense be refunded or rebated in full.

These courts have violated Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 and Article VI, Clauses 2 and 3. And, of course, the judges should be fired and prosecuted for violations of the Constitution.

Any persons in authority who conduct drug testing without observing proper due process of law are also violating the constitution and should be subject to immediate criminal prosecution. They not only violated privacy, they violated the Supreme Law of the Land. As such, they should be considered as traitors to this country since they act against the Constitution of the united States of America.

I also believe any legislators, whether in the federal, state, or political subdivisions, involved in the making of such laws should be fired or impeached and treated as traitors.

If in positions of authority in educational institutions, persons forcing unconstitutional acts on others should be immediately fired and replaced with those who will teach and protect the Constitution.

I believe in the Constitution and believe it to be the most important document in the world. If it is not observed, then we are subservient to the US Government and its unconstitutional out-of-its-jurisdiction mandates.

If we continue to allow it and voluntarily subject ourselves to “servitude” and mandates of the "masters", we might as well bury the Constitution and rename this country “The Union of Socialist States Republic”.

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